rjcurrie Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I am working on a possible new character for SuperSquad America. He is a teleporter (the abilities are in a battlesuit not natural) and I need a name. Since he is Puerto Rican, the name could probably be either English or Spanish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Prophet Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter What kind of teleportation? Does he "Bamf", step into shadows, teleport through phone lines, etc? Power effects have alot to do with hero naming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Sidestep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjcurrie Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Basically, the character glows a bit, there's a sound effect like "schooooop" and he disappears. The same glow and sound effect occur where he reappears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjcurrie Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Sidestep For some reason, Sidestep seems to imply a degree of shadiness and avoidance which doesn't quite feel appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter "schooooop" I have no grand ideas for names, but as a piece of background, this guy's friends (or enemies) can rag on him by making the connection that his teleport sound is very similar to the Spanish for "suck". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakboy6117 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter El Morro he started off calling himself The Castle after the ability of the chess piece but the Puerto Rican locals renamed him after the famous castle that over looks San Juan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shocker Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter El Morro he started off calling himself The Castle after the ability of the chess piece but the Puerto Rican locals renamed him after the famous castle that over looks San Juan. Repped for a great idea and being yet another person that seems to be able to read my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter I concur, a much better name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorDRod Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Wow. It just never occurred to me to think of hero names in Spanish. El Morro is certainly a recognizable icon of Puerto Rican culture, but I'm not sure it fits the character concept. To be honest, it's like a speedster calling himself the Chrysler Building. Off the top of my head, Portador comes to mind as an immediate derivative (basically 'Porter in Spanish). I could steal my wife's 'porter hero name: Dodger. Or its Spanish equivalent, Tramposo. Hmmm, I may need some time for my Swiss-cheese brain to come up with some more possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjcurrie Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Actually, I should clarify that the character is Puerto Rican in ancestry (his parents came from there) but he was born and raised in New York City, so the El Morro name probably doesn't work -- although perhaps the Puerto Rican community in New York might suggest the name. However, I'm not sure that he would call himself the Castle-- the chess move does not really suggest teleportation to me but rather switching places -- but that might just be me. As for Portador, I love the sound of it -- it brings to mind the flamboyance of a matador which is appropriate for a superhero. However, online translators seem to indicate that Portador translates as "carrier" or "bearer". But such translations are not perfect and I have to wonder how a Spanish speaker would interpret the name "Portador". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibear Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Matador is all I could come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter How about El Tiburón or the Shark. As in the Sharks from West Side Story. The Sharks being a Peurto Rican gang in the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorDRod Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Actually, I should clarify that the character is Puerto Rican in ancestry (his parents came from there) but he was born and raised in New York City, so the El Morro name probably doesn't work -- although perhaps the Puerto Rican community in New York might suggest the name. However, I'm not sure that he would call himself the Castle-- the chess move does not really suggest teleportation to me but rather switching places -- but that might just be me. As for Portador, I love the sound of it -- it brings to mind the flamboyance of a matador which is appropriate for a superhero. However, online translators seem to indicate that Portador translates as "carrier" or "bearer". But such translations are not perfect and I have to wonder how a Spanish speaker would interpret the name "Portador". Well, the accurate translation of "porter" (as in a baggage handler) is "portero", but I figured you wouldn't want the name to sound that common, hence the more formal "portador". Essentially, I was going for a "pun" name (teleporter = 'porter = porter). Yeah, I know the name connection isn't strong, but, to be blunt, it's still closer than calling him a castle, bullfighter or a shark. A modest note: bullfighting is not a part of Puerto Rican culture in any way or form. If you're looking for animal sports and Puerto Rico, what you'd find is cockfighting. And I don't think that's quite what you'd want. Then, again... Make his battlesuit be colorful and he could go as El Gallo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Blink, in Spanish, is centelleo. Other than that: I got nothin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Presto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorDRod Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Blink, in Spanish, is centelleo. Other than that: I got nothin'. Really? Never heard that one. Centella is "lightning" or "flash" so it's possible, although I remember more commonly using relampago (for any grammar mavens out there, there's an accent on the first 'a' ). Edit: Realized after re-reading my post it might be confusing. I meant using relampago for lightning, not blink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibear Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Well, the accurate translation of "porter" (as in a baggage handler) is "portero", but I figured you wouldn't want the name to sound that common, hence the more formal "portador". Essentially, I was going for a "pun" name (teleporter = 'porter = porter). Yeah, I know the name connection isn't strong, but, to be blunt, it's still closer than calling him a castle, bullfighter or a shark. A modest note: bullfighting is not a part of Puerto Rican culture in any way or form. If you're looking for animal sports and Puerto Rico, what you'd find is cockfighting. And I don't think that's quite what you'd want. Then, again... Make his battlesuit be colorful and he could go as El Gallo. The bullfighter was just 'cos I assumed he evades attacks by teleporting out of the way rather like a Matador dances away from the bulls horns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter If a matador fights mats, does the portador fight the poor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylwin13 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter If a matador fights mats' date=' does the portador fight the poor?[/quote'] I think he would fight ports (i.e. docks, wharves, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjcurrie Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Well, the accurate translation of "porter" (as in a baggage handler) is "portero", but I figured you wouldn't want the name to sound that common, hence the more formal "portador". Essentially, I was going for a "pun" name (teleporter = 'porter = porter). Yeah, I know the name connection isn't strong, but, to be blunt, it's still closer than calling him a castle, bullfighter or a shark. A modest note: bullfighting is not a part of Puerto Rican culture in any way or form. If you're looking for animal sports and Puerto Rico, what you'd find is cockfighting. And I don't think that's quite what you'd want. Then, again... Make his battlesuit be colorful and he could go as El Gallo. Since he can effecitively carry the whole team (or others) with him, perhaps Portador might work as a name. What do others think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylwin13 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter If transportation of people and things is his primary function, Portador might work; but it's not the most heroic sounding name (to me anyway). "No, I don't really fight crime, I just get people places." For others YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Prophet Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Don't forget the soliloquy rule... Soliloquy Rule: It doesn't matter how much time you take on naming your character, if you're caught on video during your first appearance and don't give a good soliloquy with your name, you'll probably be named by the people who write for Action News... For Example: A fellow player in a game I was in spent a long time coming up with a name for his brick that converted fire/heat into cold (his DR was a visual ice coating). He finally decided on "Thermodynamic". Then came our first mission with him, stop some metapowered bank robbers. Needless to say we went there, beat the villains, and then left (we had little concept of P.R. at the time). Later that day we saw the news byte about our fight. The three established heroes were properly named in the report but he was described as "crashing into the villains like a cold front off the lake". Needless to say Thermodynamic became Cold Front... I've found that alot of heroes don't name themselves, the public names them... Guess it's the price of being a hero... That and having FEMA say "Oh snit... Not him... Again... Call out the troops... >sigh<" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorDRod Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Oh Gawd, hero names and the public... In one of those "emerging hero" games, where everyone is a first-generation hero, we had one guy play an electricity-based blaster that, when needing to hide his identity, covered himself with a hoodie and dark glasses, so that he looked like the Identikit portrait of Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber. He was promptly dubbed the Unashocker. But back on topic, yeah, if transporting other folks is part of his schtick, Portador's not a bad handle, and not just because I'm the one who suggested it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Re: Seeking a character name for a Puerto Rican teleporter Would "El Teleporto" be wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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